Drury fired up to host regional championship

10:40 PM,
Mar. 18, 2013

Edsel Matthews

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Drury University is going all-out tonight when its men's basketball team attempts to make history, as the Panthers are seeking the program's first berth into the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II Tournament.

A tailgate party starts outside the O'Reilly Family Event Center at 5 p.m., two hours before tipoff of Drury's showdown in the Midwest Regional championship game against Bellarmine (Ky.), the national champion of 2011 and a national semifinalist last season.

For former Drury coach and athletic director Edsel Matthews, a packed house would be something special for the 7 p.m. tipoff. ...